World through the aperture

An insect flies next to a flower during spring like temperatures at the horticultural exhibition 'ega' (Erfurt Garden Construction Exhibition) in Erfurt, Germany, February 28, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

Locals walk among burning rubbish piles at the main garbage dump near Cite Soleil neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 21, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A lightning bolt strikes the sea near Fort St Elmo during a storm in Valletta, Malta February 27, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A fire is seen burning on Saddleworth Moor near the town of Diggle, Britain, February 27, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)"Chomper," a semi-autonomous, GPS-guided snow blower designed and built by MIT research engineer Dane Kouttron, clears snow following an overnight storm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, February 28, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A girl walks amid a water fountain in downtown Kuala Lumpur on March 1, 2019. (Photo by AFP)People attend the start of the open-air carnival in Cologne, Germany, February 28, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Participants carrying torches pose during a re-enactment of the March First Independence Movement against Japanese colonial rule in Cheonan, South Korea, February 28, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Students stand on chairs as they cheer at an oath-taking rally for the annual national entrance examinations, or "gaokao" in June, at a high school in Zhumadian, Henan province, China February 27, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)River Road, center, is flooded by the Russian River, right, in Guerneville, California, on February 28, 2019. (Photo by AP)Justin Thomas plays a shot from a bunker on the third hole during the first round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 28, 2019 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by AFP)